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Latest Episodes:

Jane Bolin [Black History Short 114] Jan 04, 2022

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If you're interested in learning about a woman of many firsts, the most prominent achievement being the first Black woman judge in America then my Jane Bolin Black History Short is for you.

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/jane-bolin.

Black Fortunes [Book Review] Dec 17, 2021

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A review of "Black Fortunes" by Shomari Wills which tells the story of the first six Black Americans who became millionaires in the years following slavery.

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/black-fortunes-book-review.

James Farmer [Black History Short 113] Dec 14, 2021

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If you're interested in learning about the activist who co-founded CORE and helped to organize the 1961 Freedom Riders campaign, then my James Farmer Black History Short is for you.

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/james-farmer.

40 Years a Prisoner [Movie Review] Dec 10, 2021

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A review of "40 Years a Prisoner", a documentary about the events leading up to and following the 1978 Philadelphia police department's raid of the MOVE organization's home.

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/40-years-a-prisoner-movie-review.

Mae C. Jemison [Black History Short 112] Dec 07, 2021

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If you're interested in learning about the first Black woman in NASA's astronaut training program, America's first Black woman astronaut, and the first Black woman in space, then my Mae C. Jemison Black History Short is for you.

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/mae-c-jemison.

His Only Wife [Book Review] Dec 03, 2021

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A review of "His Only Wife" by Peace Adzo Medie which takes place in Ghana and tells the story of a young woman who enters an arranged marriage with the son of a wealthy family.

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/his-only-wife-book-review.

James Weldon Johnson [Black History Short 111] Nov 30, 2021

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If you're interested in learning about the songwriter who co-wrote "Lift Every Voice and Sing" and led the NAACP during the 1920s, then my James Weldon Johnson Black History Short is for you.

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/james-weldon-johnson.

Soul Food [Movie Review] Nov 26, 2021

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A review of "Soul Food", a 1997 George Tillman Jr. drama about the Joseph family's descent into dysfunction after the matriarch goes into a coma.

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/soul-food-movie-review.

Christiana Resistance [Black History Short 110] Nov 23, 2021

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If you're interested in learning about an armed resistance in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania where a local resistance group of free and formerly enslaved Black people repelled an effort to recapture four escaped slaves, then my Christiana Resistance Black History Short is for you.

Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/christiana-resistance.

The Color of Law [Book Review] Nov 19, 2021

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A review of "The Color of Law" by Richard Rothstein which charts the history of how local, state, and federal government policies and programs segregated cities across America.

Show notes are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/color-of-law-book-review.